26 Jul

Intensive Summer School: Multiscale Modelling Methods

The National Centre for Biomolecular Research, in collaboration with CEITEC and the Centre for International Cooperation, organized the second year of the intensive two-week summer school, focusing on edge computer simulation techniques at various scales from atomic to coarse-grained simulations covering topics from supramolecular chemistry towards structural biology. The course was attended by 15 students, twelve from abroad and three selected from Masaryk University.

Rector Bareš handed over habilitation certificates to new associate professors

New Associate Professors from Masaryk University and other research institutions and universities received their appointment decrees. Among them were also scientists working at the Faculty of Science, namely Petra Procházková Schrumpfová, who conducts her research in the Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Proteomics led by Prof. Jiří Fajkus, and is strongly involved in teaching and supervising of students at NCBR. Congratulations!

17 Jun

Dean’s Awards 2024

Dean Tomáš Kašparovský has presented awards to the best students of the MU Faculty of Science on Thursday, June 13, 2024. This year’s Dean’s Awards were presented to a total of ten laureates in the Best Student category in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme, and to eleven promising scientists in the Best Student category of the Doctoral study programme. Moreover, the award was also presented to three teams of fourteen outstanding students of the pregraduate and postgraduate programmes. Congratulations mainly to our successful students Bc. Július Zemaník (BMCH Biomolecular chemistry) and Mgr. Alžbeta Kusová (DSP Genomics and proteomis). Short interviews about their study and research focus coming soon!

CSSB competition: the best PhD thesis in the field of structural biology 2023

The Council of the Czech Society for Structural Biology has resolved to extend the support for young researchers in the field of structural biology in the form of a Competition for the best doctoral thesis (for obtaining a PhD degree or equivalent). The goal of the competition is to motivate young scientists to work in the field, to support a high level of research and study at Czech and Slovak universities in this field, and to contribute to the involvement of young scientists in the community of structural biologists and related fields.

1 Jun 2023

Improving end-of-trip cycling facilities on the University Campus at Bohunice

If you use a bike or scooter for transport to the University campus, you can fill the questionnaire on Improving end-of-trip cycling facilities. Results will help us to understand the current state of bike parking and other end-of-trip cycling facilities on the Bohunice campus. Data from this questionnaire will feed into a design proposal for improving cycling facilities on campus. In collaboration with the Management of the University Campus at Bohunice, we aim to deliver these improvements by the end of 2024.

16 Feb 2023

Dominik Hrebik received the 2022 PhD Thesis Award from the Czech Society for Structural Biology

Dominik Hrebik, successful alumni of DSP Biomolecular chemistry and bioinformatics, received the 2022 PhD Thesis Award in Structural Biology from the Czech Society for Structural Biology for his dissertation thesis "Characterization of viral cell entry in vivo and ex vivo" under the supervision of Pavel Plevka at CEITEC MU. Congratulations!

10 Feb 2023

MUNI Mendel Doctorandus welcomes the new semester with new students and a brand-new logo

The MUNI Mendel Doctorandus programme for talented PhD students opened another admission procedure in January 2023. A total of 14 students across the faculties of the Bohunice Campus and CEITEC applied, and members of the MMD Committee reviewed their applications. After the evaluation, all applied students were admitted to the programme. There are, therefore, now a total of 57 students who are members of the MMD family and are enjoying support in their acquisition of interdisciplinary education and soft skills training.

2 Feb 2023

To Nobel Prize through foreign internships

Students from Czech universities do have the chance to achieve the best scientific results and work in top international teams under the guidance of Nobel Prize winners. However, young people should build international contacts during their studies abroad and improve their language skills, says Ctirad Hofr, Vice Dean for Internationalisation and NCBR PI. Read the interview!